Common use of Controlled Substances Testing Procedures Clause in Contracts

Controlled Substances Testing Procedures. a. The Board will test for five (5) controlled substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and phencyclidine. Testing will be done by collection of urine specimens from covered employees. b. The employee must provide a urine specimen of at least 45 ml. The specimen will be split into two, a primary specimen and a split specimen. The primary specimen will be analyzed by a D.H.H.S.-certified laboratory and, if positive, for one (1) or more of the tested controlled substances. A confirming test will be done on the primary specimen. If the test is confirmed positive, the laboratory will report the results to the MRO. Prior to verifying the positive test result to the Board, the MRO will make a reasonable effort to contact the employee confidentially to discuss the test result. After discussing the test result with the employee and examining any alternate medical explanation for the result, the MRO shall decide whether to report the test result as a verified positive test to the Board. c. If the MRO in unable to contact the employee, the Board will make a reasonable effort to notify the employee and instruct him/her to contact the MRO to discuss the test results. When the Board is able to contact the employee, the MRO will be advised that the employee has been instructed to contact the MRO within twenty-four (24) hours. If the employee fails to contact the MRO within five (5) days of being instructed to do so, the MRO may verify the result of the test as positive. If the Board is unable to contact the employee, the employee may be placed on temporary medical leave.

Controlled Substances Testing Procedures. a. The Board will test for five (5) controlled substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, and phencyclidine. Testing will be done by collection of urine specimens from covered employees. b. The employee must provide a urine specimen of at least 45 ml. The specimen will be split into two, a primary specimen and a split specimen. The primary specimen will be analyzed by a D.H.H.S.-certified laboratory and, if positive, for one (1) or more of the tested controlled substances. A confirming test will be done on the primary specimen. If the test is confirmed positive, the laboratory will report the results to the MRO. Prior to verifying the positive test result to the Board, the MRO will make a reasonable effort to contact the employee confidentially to discuss the test result. After discussing the test result with the employee and examining any alternate medical explanation for the result, the MRO shall decide whether to report the test result as a verified positive test to the Board. c. If the MRO in unable to contact the employee, the Board will make a reasonable effort to notify the employee and instruct him/her to contact the MRO to discuss the test results. When the Board is able to contact the employee, the MRO will be advised that the employee has been instructed to contact the MRO within twenty-twenty- four (24) hours. If the employee fails to contact the MRO within five (5) days of being instructed to do so, the MRO may verify the result of the test as positive. If the Board is unable to contact the employee, the employee may be placed on temporary medical leave.